An almost-$1000-a-head Liberal Party fundraiser was the scene for a meeting between the Immigration Minister and property developers fighting for a multimillion-dollar contract for the new Australian Border Force headquarters.

A 22-year-old man charged over the alleged abduction of an 18-month-old girl at knifepoint is denied bail in the ACT Magistrates Court. An 18-year-old woman believed to be the child's mother did not apply for bail.